suggestion

I

(Roget's IV) n.

1. [A suggested detail]

Syn. hint, allusion, suspicion, intimation, implication, innuendo, insinuation, opinion, proposal, advice, recommendation, injunction, charge, instruction, submission, tender, reminder, approach, advance, bid, idea, tentative statement, presentation, proposition.

2. [A suggested plan]

Syn. scheme, idea, outline, proposal; see plan 2 .

3. [A very small quantity]

Syn. trace, touch, taste; see bit 1 .

II

(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) n.

1. proposal offering, submission, recommendation, idea, thought, proffer, proposition, presentation, tip, counsel.

2. trace hint, intimation, insinuation, suspicion, allusion, inference, telltale, reminder, shade, tinge, touch.

III

(Roget's Thesaurus II) noun 1. Something that is put forward for consideration: proposal, proposition, submission. See OFFER. 2. Something, such as a feeling, thought, or idea, associated in one's mind or imagination with a specific person or thing: association, connection, connotation. See SUGGEST. 3. A subtle pointing out: clue, cue, hint, intimation. See KNOWLEDGE, SUGGEST. 4. A slight amount or indication: breath, dash, ghost, hair, hint, intimation, semblance, shade, shadow, soupçon, streak, suspicion, taste, tinge, touch, trace, whiff, whisper. Informal: whisker. See BIG, SHOW.